diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
index 46a1580..175e41f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/kaizen/app/chat/ChatScreen.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ExperimentalLayoutApi
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ime
@@ -694,33 +695,61 @@ fun ChatScreen(
                                 .statusBarsPadding()
                         ) {
                             Row(
-                                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 16.dp, top = 10.dp, end = 16.dp, bottom = 20.dp),
+                                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 14.dp, top = 10.dp, end = 14.dp, bottom = 20.dp),
                                 verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                             ) {
+                                val displayModel = chatModel ?: session.config?.model ?: ""
+                                // Unified top bar: sidebar trigger + model name in one glass pill
                                 GlassSurface(
-                                    shape = KaizenShapes.circle,
+                                    shape = KaizenShapes.pill,
                                     tintAlpha = GlassTiers.pill(isSystemInDarkTheme()),
-                                    shadowStack = KaizenShadows.level2,
-                                    cornerRadius = 22.dp,
-                                    modifier = Modifier
-                                        .size(44.dp)
-                                        .clickable { haptics.tick(); scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                                    shadowStack = KaizenShadows.level1,
+                                    cornerRadius = 20.dp,
                                 ) {
-                                    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                                        Icon(
-                                            imageVector = Icons.Rounded.Menu,
-                                            contentDescription = context.getString(R.string.chat_open_menu),
-                                            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
-                                            modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp)
+                                    Row(
+                                        Modifier.heightIn(min = 38.dp),
+                                        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                                    ) {
+                                        // Sidebar trigger area
+                                        Box(
+                                            Modifier
+                                                .size(38.dp)
+                                                .clip(KaizenShapes.circle)
+                                                .clickable { haptics.tick(); scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                                            contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+                                        ) {
+                                            Icon(
+                                                imageVector = Icons.Rounded.Menu,
+                                                contentDescription = context.getString(R.string.chat_open_menu),
+                                                tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                                modifier = Modifier.size(17.dp),
+                                            )
+                                        }
+                                        // Divider dot
+                                        Box(
+                                            Modifier
+                                                .size(3.dp)
+                                                .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant.copy(alpha = 0.20f), KaizenShapes.circle)
                                         )
+                                        // Model name — tap opens picker
+                                        Box(
+                                            Modifier
+                                                .clip(KaizenShapes.pill)
+                                                .clickable { haptics.tick(); showModelSheet = true }
+                                                .padding(start = 10.dp, end = 12.dp, top = 8.dp, bottom = 8.dp),
+                                        ) {
+                                            Text(
+                                                modelDisplayName(displayModel, models),
+                                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
+                                                fontSize = 13.sp,
+                                                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                                                maxLines = 1,
+                                                modifier = Modifier.widthIn(max = 180.dp),
+                                                overflow = androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                                            )
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
-                                Spacer(Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                                val displayModel = chatModel ?: session.config?.model ?: ""
-                                ModelPill(
-                                    label = modelDisplayName(displayModel, models),
-                                    onClick = { haptics.tick(); showModelSheet = true },
-                                )
                                 Spacer(Modifier.weight(1f))
                                 val ctxLen = models.find { it.id == displayModel }?.context_length ?: 1_000_000
                                 TokenBadge(used = usedTokens, contextLength = ctxLen)